Question 1

any remedies for double diabetes i can try at home?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The backbone treatment for double diabetes is Insulin and oral medications.  Insulin will always be needed but if you exercise, lose weight and remain active, you might be able to wean off the medications.

Question 2

what symptoms of double diabetes are the most common?

Accepted Answer

Same as others: Double diabetes is when a type 1 diabetic becomes obese and develops Insulin resistance at the same time. This person now will need very high dose Insulin to overcome the Insulin resistant currently exist. The symptoms are the same as other diabetes:  thirst, urination, tiredness, wounds don't heal, blurry vision...You can also have no symptoms at all if the diabetes is currently controlled.

Question 3

how is double diabetes treated? what can we do at home to comfort child afterwards?

Accepted Answer

Double diabetes: Double diabetes is when a type 1 diabetic becomes obese and develops Insulin resistance at the same time. This person now will need very high dose Insulin to overcome the Insulin resistant currently exist. The treatment is Insulin and oral diabetic medications (medications that makes Insulin work better). This is a lifelong disease. U can "comfort" your child by giving him/her the proper training.

Question 4

what causes uncontrolled urination in elders ? p.s the patient has diabetes

Accepted Answer

Frequent Urination: Infection or diabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes elevates both the blood and urine sugar level causing an increase in urine water to flush out the sugar. It is a sign of very poor health.

Question 5

what are the main causes of diabetes in the u.s.a.?

Accepted Answer

: The main type of diabetes mellitus in America is type 2 diabetes mellitus or adult-onset diabetes mellitus. It happens when pancreas can't make enough insulin to bring the glucose (sugar) into the cells for a normal metabolism. Pancreas fails early because of either poor diet or insulin resistance which overwhelms the endocrine function of the pancreas. Hereditary may have some contribution.

Question 6

what is the most common cause of diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Type 2: Causes over 90% of the diabetes in the U.S. -- mostly due to obesity and inactivity. See diabetes.Org for more into.

Question 7

what causes diabetes difference type 1 and 2?

Accepted Answer

Genes: Type 1 diabetes is typically genetic although environmental factors may trigger the disease. Type 2 diabetes has a genetic predisposition, but can be brought on by non-genetic causes such as chronically poor diet and inactivity.

Question 8

what is the cause, effect and symptoms of diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Too much sugar!: Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of high blood sugars caused by either deficiency of Insulin (type 1) or a partial deficiency of Insulin caused by the body not responding to Insulin (type 2).  High glucose levels can cause short-term symptoms (thirst, frequent urination), but more worrisome are the long-term complications of high glucose levels, such as blindness, kidney disease, and heart disease.

Question 9

what are the main causes of diabetes in people over 50?

Accepted Answer

Type 2 diabetes: The main type of diabetes in that age group is type 2 which doesn't necessarily require insulin therapy and often is controlled by dieting and avoiding sweets and starches. The causes are usually obesity, lack of exercise,insulin resistance where your body's cells don't process your own insulin which eventually runs too low, and family history of diabetes.

Question 10

what can cause diabetes-like symptoms if i don't have diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Hi. Symptoms are notoriously non-specific for disease. We don't know what symptoms you consider to be "diabetes-like", but if your blood glucose analyses are normal (fasting, A1c, post-challenge), then the symptoms are due to something else or nothing wrong at all. Eat healthily, exercise regularly, and don't smoke. Good luck!

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